The iia was invited to contribute to the meeting 'Adoption of Electron Beam and X-ray Technologies for Tissue Banking' held at the Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research (IPEN), University of São Paulo, Brazil from October 21-23, 2026. The meeting brought together leaders and specialists...
STERIS, a member of the iia, has announced the completion of an expansion at its Chester, New York, radiation processing campus. The Chester facility now includes x-ray processing alongside its established electron beam and gamma irradiation capabilities. The expansion increases radiation processing capacity for medical device...
The latest IMRP 2027 newsletter has been published and can be found at this link, or below. To sign up to receive the IMRP 2027 newsletter, and all other iia newsletters, please follow this link. IMRP 2027 Call for Abstracts Deadline Extended to 31 July 2026 Thank you to...
The iia webinar 'Securing Cobalt-60 supply – An Update Direct from the Source' held 30th June 2026, is now available to watch back on demand. This webinar provides Cobalt-60 supply updates direct from North American reactor operators and the nuclear technology industry. You will learn about...
Fermilab, member of the iia, is hosting it's Medical Device Sterilization: A Decade of Learnings with Fermilab workshop, September 9 - 10, 2026, at the Tollestrup Auditorium on the Fermilab Campus in Batavia, Illinois. Registration is now open. This workshop brings together professionals from across the medical...
Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting recordings are typically restricted to group members. However, due to the importance and timely nature of this presentation, this recording has been made publicly available. In this SERP meeting, Richard Wiens (Nordion) presented Advancing Sterile Insect Technique using...
📅 Friday 19 June, 2026 🕒 10am CDT (8am PDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST / 5pm CEST) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to...
Join the iia for our upcoming webinar Securing Cobalt-60 Supply - An Update Direct from the Source. 📅 Tuesday 30th June, 2026 🕒 10am EDT (7am PDT / 9am CDT / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST) ✅ Registration available here This webinar will provide Cobalt-60 supply updates direct from...
The iia will present at a side event hosted by the US DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the IAEA Second International Conference on Accelerators for Research and Innovation on 25 June 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The event titled ‘Industry Advancements and Today’s Capabilities in...
The latest iia webinar ‘Practical Implementation of In-House Electron Beam Sterilization’, held 20th May 2026, is now available to watch back on demand. This session explores how in-house e-beam sterilization is advancing radiation processing, giving manufacturers greater control and efficiency. Featuring ATS Life Sciences Systems, Alex Folz highlights the...
Nordion and Sterigenics, members of iia, are hosting a webinar ‘Growing Supply: Cobalt-60 Production in the United States’ on 4 June 2026. Cobalt-60 sterilizes over 16 billion medical devices annually in the U.S., but the country relies entirely on foreign sources despite consuming 50% of global...
Research into the use of irradiation to treat artefacts started in the 1960s and it has now developed into a valuable tool for the preservation of our cultural heritage. Today, irradiation technologies are used to provide fast and effective treatment to prevent the deterioration of...
Today, April 30th, we celebrate International Electron Beam Day - a global recognition of electron beam technology and the dedicated professionals who advance it. International Electron Beam Day commemorates April 30, 1897, when physicist J.J. Thomson first proposed the existence of the electron, a discovery that...
Join the iia for our upcoming webinar Practical Implementation of In-House Electron Beam Sterilization. 📅 Wednesday 20th May, 2026 🕒 3pm - 4pm GMT (7am PDT, 9am CDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST) ✅ Registration available here This session explores how in-house e-beam sterilization is advancing radiation processing, giving manufacturers greater...
📅 Thursday 16 April, 2026 🕒 4pm BST (5pm CEST, 8am PST, 10am CST, 11am EST) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to create a platform...
The iia is pleased to announce partnership with E-BEAM Services to support International Electron Beam Day 2026 - 30th April, 2026. International Electron Beam Day was created to raise awareness of the positive impact that electron beam technology has on the world and to recognize the...
📅 Tuesday 17th March, 2026 🕒 3pm GMT (4pm CET, 8am PDT, 10am CDT, 11am EDT) 🔗 Microsoft Teams: Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to create a platform...
